Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 327 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Special name, capital letter): A common noun is a general word for any person, place, animal or thing: girl, river, mango, festival. A proper noun is the special name of one person, place, river, day, month or festival: Riya, Ganga, Monday, Diwali. Proper nouns always start with a capital letter; common nouns do not (unless they begin a sentence).

1. 1.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Ganga (c) school (d) October
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) elephant (c) Ganga (d) Chennai
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Aditya (c) river (d) train
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Yamuna (c) girl (d) Pune
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) city (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) pencil (d) Ganga
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) girl (c) Narmada (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) day
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Ira (c) train (d) girl
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) train (c) Holi (d) book
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) Godavari (d) boy
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) kite (c) festival (d) boy
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Kolkata (c) Japan (d) boy
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Manav (c) festival (d) teacher
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) day
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Pune (c) Mumbai (d) river
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) festival (c) mango (d) elephant
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Holi (c) Sunday (d) June
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Omkar (b) mango (c) boy (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) river (d) Riya
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) India (d) garden
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kabir (b) ball (c) mango (d) kite
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) Arjun (c) garden (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Japan (c) Pongal (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) kite (c) Kenya (d) Mumbai
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Onam (c) boy (d) month
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) pencil (c) June (d) January
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) March (c) Kaveri (d) Chennai
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Sunday (c) girl (d) train
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) kite (c) month (d) Aarav
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) school (c) train (d) month

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